Best Summer Stories

Brilliant short fiction from some of Australia's most talented storytellers

A woman suspects her partner of murder. A father seeks to save his son from a looming disaster. A boy finds love in the heat of summer as a dust storm transforms his city and his fortunes. A guard in a detention centre causes tragedy. A town is consumed by a strange apocalypse that its residents struggle to keep contained.

Continuing Black Inc.'s long tradition of discovering and celebrating the country's finest writers, these exceptional stories will entertain, move and provoke you long after you finish reading.